Google Search interest for cruises to the East Asia country has risen higher compared to other searched cruise destinations.

Naha Port topped the list of ports of call by cruise ships in Japan, followed by Hakata Port in Fukuoka Prefecture, Yokohama Port, Nagasaki Port, and Ishigaki and Hirara ports in Okinawa Prefecture.

Two years after Okinawa Prefecture was reverted to Japanese control, Tokyo and Washington agreed in 1974 that the Naha military port would be returned to Japan. But one condition of the deal was ...